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that's, i think, a wonderful opportunity for us to join hands. so i also want to underscore the comments that this is open to the public. they should register, because it's limited seating on the workshop side. i think the explanation of the workshop side is there are many counties and cities that are working towards the public power and community towards aggregation. we're really cousins to it, because they've been established for many decades and through alternative energy development. and so what the recent campaign had done is sparked something that roomly had not connected us in a way that now many throughout the state of california feel very connected. and i think they would like to see that, i think, developed and enriched. and this is just a way, i think, to help in that process. i don't know, col relation, if you have any questions or comments -- colleagues, if you have any questions or comments. if anybody would like to join us, please do so i also was informed that we did not know, but after later in that evening there wered guardian h
that's, i think, a wonderful opportunity for us to join hands. so i also want to underscore the comments that this is open to the public. they should register, because it's limited seating on the workshop side. i think the explanation of the workshop side is there are many counties and cities that are working towards the public power and community towards aggregation. we're really cousins to it, because they've been established for many decades and through alternative energy development. and so...
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one of the main purposes is for us to set priority. priorities. at the same time i think we need to ask our director of o.c.c. if she would like to be a part of the retreat if this agenda is of interest fot o.c.c.. >> i thank you very much, commissioner kingsley, and i was surprised that the retreat had been proposed for september 25 because i was not given notification of it. it is, of course, eye public meeting and i do, as the director of o.s. -- c.c. report to this commission. mission as oversight over the office of citizen complaints. in i would like to be part of the commission. part of the retreat. unfortunately i will be out of town on september 25. i am attending a conference in seattle that eek. i had planned to be away. i already have travel plans in place. i was unawrare this was being scheduled. >> so the chief is ify. she can't be here. >> what about sunday? >> what about the following sunday? does anybody have anything? because we do want the chief and we do want the director. >> i agree that the o.v.v. should be del if invited. we'
one of the main purposes is for us to set priority. priorities. at the same time i think we need to ask our director of o.c.c. if she would like to be a part of the retreat if this agenda is of interest fot o.c.c.. >> i thank you very much, commissioner kingsley, and i was surprised that the retreat had been proposed for september 25 because i was not given notification of it. it is, of course, eye public meeting and i do, as the director of o.s. -- c.c. report to this commission. mission...
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allowed us to go to the state of california to get some state law changes. by the way, this will provide for over 300 acres of parks and open space. bay trail connect the waterfront to the rest of the community. i appreciate bonner and all the work he has done. [laughter] to rebuild one of the cornerstones -- there is reverend walker. he knows this well. one of the commitments was made early on, as the framework, as the foundation for any discussion about this plan. there are pac's, acc's, cac 's, and every acronym under the sun. [laughter] i can say i'm going to give a shout out. it is a little more eloquent. to the community. i want to read some names. they deserve a tremendous amount of credit. i heard reverend walker. i want to thank him for all his strong support through this process. [laughter] i do not know if angelo kking is here. with a richardson, a miss bromo. [applause] there are thousands of view. and to the acc -- the new acorn -- and that is nothing to be ashamed of. and our committee, for sticking this out as long as you have. to the resident
allowed us to go to the state of california to get some state law changes. by the way, this will provide for over 300 acres of parks and open space. bay trail connect the waterfront to the rest of the community. i appreciate bonner and all the work he has done. [laughter] to rebuild one of the cornerstones -- there is reverend walker. he knows this well. one of the commitments was made early on, as the framework, as the foundation for any discussion about this plan. there are pac's, acc's, cac...
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this item is brought to us by our colleague carmen chu. i want to thank her for this piece of legislation that addresses some issues that we have been trying to address. supervisor chu? >> thank you. for some time, we have been dealing with the issue of public safety. in the past year, we have had a number of different incidences' that have happened either on muni buses, trains, or in and around stops. this goes toward the county's associated with crimes committed around muni stops. we know safety is a top priority for many of us, and in particular, we want to encourage members of the public to take public transportation. we also know there have been many efforts under way, including partnerships with the mta and san francisco police department, as well as the city administrator's office, who had been working tirelessly to work on an escort program so that people can go to the bus stop and feel safe doing so. this proposal would add to those efforts that are already underway, and it is only one component of a multi-faceted approach to publ
this item is brought to us by our colleague carmen chu. i want to thank her for this piece of legislation that addresses some issues that we have been trying to address. supervisor chu? >> thank you. for some time, we have been dealing with the issue of public safety. in the past year, we have had a number of different incidences' that have happened either on muni buses, trains, or in and around stops. this goes toward the county's associated with crimes committed around muni stops. we...
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by and large, you have a few that are using them in an active way, warehouse building, private homes. >> but a point of clarification, are they not acceptable or not available to certain other areas of the city and the business yes in those areas, because the beat is -- perhaps we don't know who opens the beat, but the person who does own the beat has just allowed it to become inactive. the special patrols that belong on the all-in-one beat can't provide services in a beat they don't own or what. >> they can share the beat, but it has to be authorized. >> by the beat owner? >> yes. >> if an area doesn't have an active beat or someone actively working in it, they can't call up an individual patrol special and ask them to come and be there person unless they have a guard card, and there are many other guard cards across the city. they can phone up and say, can you come and watch my building. can you stand guard at my a.t.m.? they can get the services, but not the ones labeling themselves patrol specialists. >> can we have an exact number of patrol specials and patrol systems out there?
by and large, you have a few that are using them in an active way, warehouse building, private homes. >> but a point of clarification, are they not acceptable or not available to certain other areas of the city and the business yes in those areas, because the beat is -- perhaps we don't know who opens the beat, but the person who does own the beat has just allowed it to become inactive. the special patrols that belong on the all-in-one beat can't provide services in a beat they don't own...
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it talks about an item for us the service removal and cleanup. this is specifically referring to the building. there has been assessed those found in other -- asbestos found in other areas of the site. i would like to see what the efforts are too clean that out. continuing on -- is this really the way you want this done? >> we did change this several months ago. this is one time we will start taking advantage of it. >> on page 106, you have a resolution which essentially looks like you are contacting the work at h.r. by spending $128,404 to hire the friends of the school of arts to not only higher but managed all the artists in residence and taking it out of the districts hands and put it in the hands of a separate, private organization. i am on page 124 now. he spoke highly about the new teacher project, and we're not here to criticize that, but what it says in the description is they will provide consulting services to support the reorganization and the strategic staffing in the superintendent zones for a quarter of a million dollars. it would
it talks about an item for us the service removal and cleanup. this is specifically referring to the building. there has been assessed those found in other -- asbestos found in other areas of the site. i would like to see what the efforts are too clean that out. continuing on -- is this really the way you want this done? >> we did change this several months ago. this is one time we will start taking advantage of it. >> on page 106, you have a resolution which essentially looks like...
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hopefully, it would give us some resources. also, it gives us an opportunity to integrate into the other strategies of school improvement we are developing, so i am very supportive of this and hopefully will be following through. >> i want to make decisions i think will help as well. we're having a tendency part of the questions that are asked when it comes to any of the reporting that is happening, so they are asking questions about attendance and when parents are engaged, they are also being asked about attendance. often one student will cut five departments, and we have been working collaborative lay -- collaborative flav -- collaboratively around shared data. you have a more collaborative association. if there is the case across the board that reaches all of the departments with one person reporting, we are hoping this is going to help with that. the last point is we want to set a goal for ourselves, and we are not only looking at how we reduce truancy but how we move students who have been chronically absent and moving the
hopefully, it would give us some resources. also, it gives us an opportunity to integrate into the other strategies of school improvement we are developing, so i am very supportive of this and hopefully will be following through. >> i want to make decisions i think will help as well. we're having a tendency part of the questions that are asked when it comes to any of the reporting that is happening, so they are asking questions about attendance and when parents are engaged, they are also...
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i think it is important that the residents be able to find those uses that they use on a daily basis to be present on the island. i think that's good. and while this isn't the subject for discussion today, it's a future subject for other bodies at being part of regional transportation agencies. but we know there will be a time when they look for redundancy to their present tube. if there is a possibility of that linking up, it makes sense to me. as an additional alternative to allow people to travel into san francisco. particularly easily and quickly even though the analysis of the ferry terminal and those things is quite well analyzed to address the transportation needs. board member a ma had a. >> i -- samaha. >> i do want to thank our staff for a document i think is very thorough. i am a not surprised a project of this magnitude has had such little controversy. i'm actually quite surprised that we have not had more controversial comments to this document. but i do support a two-week extension. i think it is a reasonable request for a project of this magnitude. i do want to echo co
i think it is important that the residents be able to find those uses that they use on a daily basis to be present on the island. i think that's good. and while this isn't the subject for discussion today, it's a future subject for other bodies at being part of regional transportation agencies. but we know there will be a time when they look for redundancy to their present tube. if there is a possibility of that linking up, it makes sense to me. as an additional alternative to allow people to...
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in short, these ordinances give us a tool by which we can use to basically in force htthe law strictly, as well as laws already in effect. >> if i could come up again, thank you for taking the time to see this item. again, i want to thank my colleagues who co-sponsored this. thank you for your support. if i could request that the committee send this out as a committee report, that would be great. supervisor mirkarimi: i want to thank supervisor carmen chu for moving this forward. just a quick question, and this is related to public comment. do you think there would be any level of the efficacy posting what this law would be on muni itself? i know it gives law-enforcement another tool, but the question of deterrence, which is often the problem. as we do with other crimes, trespassing, loitering. if we were able to publicize on muni buses that these crimes will not be tolerated, these are the consequences of such -- >> absolutely, that is a great idea. we have been working to get the word out on the enforcement that we have been doing. this is just one more thing. i agree with you. if we
in short, these ordinances give us a tool by which we can use to basically in force htthe law strictly, as well as laws already in effect. >> if i could come up again, thank you for taking the time to see this item. again, i want to thank my colleagues who co-sponsored this. thank you for your support. if i could request that the committee send this out as a committee report, that would be great. supervisor mirkarimi: i want to thank supervisor carmen chu for moving this forward. just a...
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, they aren't used. so emissions are shown at the level that freeze are authorized to be used and that's clearly an overstatement of what's going on. that's part of the problem. picture what are these effects, and that's why the health department feels they have a better handle starting from the work they've done in these affected communities, and do some local city wide modeling that accurately captures what are the sources, what are the effects, and maybe most importantly, how do you develop a plan that has built into it, means to deal with the genuine impacts. and not just now, but it's about protecting people's health as a bottom line. i think that's maybe the most fundamental concern we have had is this is descriptive of analysis and not descriptive in terms of solutions, and i think we are moving in that direction. commissioner moore: thank you very much. great explanation. we could speak longer, but thanks for going into detail. vice president olague: eventualy i think i do want a little more deta
, they aren't used. so emissions are shown at the level that freeze are authorized to be used and that's clearly an overstatement of what's going on. that's part of the problem. picture what are these effects, and that's why the health department feels they have a better handle starting from the work they've done in these affected communities, and do some local city wide modeling that accurately captures what are the sources, what are the effects, and maybe most importantly, how do you develop...
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there were a lot of -- many of the commissioners wanted us to look at our priority areas or programs in a way that is more comprehensive. a lot of times when we look at budget line items, it is just one item. for example, parent engagement, there are many sources of funding which support that effort. yet when we have the discussion, we generally focus on one particular source of funding rather than looking at it more conferencively. -- conferencively. >> we may the decision that every budget committee meeting we would take on a topic for exre hencive discussion efments >> if we have time, if it is not a packed agenda, and it looks like it is not packed, then we will also discuss the resources of our federal programs. then in october we decided to take on or discuss the special education program and the budget that supports that, and also the community schools. we chose in october to go over the special education budget. wented to recommend to president kim -- we wanted to recommend to president kim or vice president mendoza that we have a discussion on specialed cation redesign. we a
there were a lot of -- many of the commissioners wanted us to look at our priority areas or programs in a way that is more comprehensive. a lot of times when we look at budget line items, it is just one item. for example, parent engagement, there are many sources of funding which support that effort. yet when we have the discussion, we generally focus on one particular source of funding rather than looking at it more conferencively. -- conferencively. >> we may the decision that every...
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this will place us at public comment. at this time, members of the public may address items that are within the business of the board. >> is there any public comment? >> general comment disclosed. >> -- is closed. >> can ask about the material? >> the staff will follow up. >> i do not want to leave him hanging. >> i will not. >> the meeting is adjourned. >> hello, i'm meg, welcome to "culture wire." for this episode, the director of cultural affairs, luis, will take you on a journey through presidio has been tet. -- presidio habitat. >> welcome to "culture wire." today i'm at the presidio trust, a treasure within san francisco, because the presidio trust is really a national park in the center of an urban setting. it dates to the very founding of the city. national park. toting me today to talk about this amazing exhibition at presidio habitat is cheryl hanes. can you tell me a little bit about the idea of the presidio habitat? >> succinctly, i have been long involved in the presidio. i was here when it was still a milita
this will place us at public comment. at this time, members of the public may address items that are within the business of the board. >> is there any public comment? >> general comment disclosed. >> -- is closed. >> can ask about the material? >> the staff will follow up. >> i do not want to leave him hanging. >> i will not. >> the meeting is adjourned. >> hello, i'm meg, welcome to "culture wire." for this episode, the director...
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that is an overall question that several of us would like to feel comfortable with. we are happy with what is going on. the only thing that i have any considerable questions about is the soft ball field. is that going to remain natural or is it going to have artificial turf. they finally said -- somebody listened to me about my tirades will lead poisoning and tire wheels. in a future date have some sort of a presentation to the neighborhood about the plans of the project in concert with the bridge so that we could get an overall sense of what the grand plan is actually going to be when it is implemented. thank you very much. >> seeing no other public comment, public comment is closed. >> we can give the neighbors the presentation. >> yes basically i just want to say that i have been actually had some calls from the housing authority that it is trying to do some work on the housing projects and i think what she is referring to probably is this. there is a path right here, is that right? that is the path that you are referring to, this one over here? >> whatever it is
that is an overall question that several of us would like to feel comfortable with. we are happy with what is going on. the only thing that i have any considerable questions about is the soft ball field. is that going to remain natural or is it going to have artificial turf. they finally said -- somebody listened to me about my tirades will lead poisoning and tire wheels. in a future date have some sort of a presentation to the neighborhood about the plans of the project in concert with the...
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commissioner dejesus: is that for us? president marshall: do you want us to look at it right now? >> we want you to accept it. president marshall: we accept it. >> first off, my name is allen, and i'm -- president marshall: tell everyone i'm going to hold it to three minutes. the packages are from clintse clients, customers showing support for us. e-mail letters, petitions. we also -- prite of these crime logs, -- we also have private crime logs. her studies were somewhat limited. there was no guarantee from this confidential. we have given information to the police department before, and it has leaked out. so we have an air of distrust. i think her report is full of mistakes, flaws, and probably a few lies. 837 of the penal code says how you can arrest a person as a private person. you can arrest a person for a felony if it happens in in your presence, or you can arrest a person if you have reasonable cause inform believe that that person committed a felony, even if it was not in your presence. she comes from massachusetts, it may be a little different there. we have a lot of sup
commissioner dejesus: is that for us? president marshall: do you want us to look at it right now? >> we want you to accept it. president marshall: we accept it. >> first off, my name is allen, and i'm -- president marshall: tell everyone i'm going to hold it to three minutes. the packages are from clintse clients, customers showing support for us. e-mail letters, petitions. we also -- prite of these crime logs, -- we also have private crime logs. her studies were somewhat limited....
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some complied and a minimal way and give us short lists. with those short lists, we not only went out on our own but took up the offer of some patrol specials to meet them at their clients' location and look around. because most of the public does not know what the patrol specials are, we wanted to share a few photographs with you. this is one area that is a patrol special location. this was taken in the middle of the day. it is boarded up buildings. while this is an important service the patrol special is providing to that individual client, it is not something that they need to be doing under the city. this is a security function. bacon be doing it without the city. -- they can be doing it without the city. a second picture, similar location, downtown. there are several streets. there are buildings on this street that are boarded up. the role of the client patrol special is to go there and make sure the doors are still intact. at the boards are still on walls and that any cameras that are on the building have not been damaged. >> that is
some complied and a minimal way and give us short lists. with those short lists, we not only went out on our own but took up the offer of some patrol specials to meet them at their clients' location and look around. because most of the public does not know what the patrol specials are, we wanted to share a few photographs with you. this is one area that is a patrol special location. this was taken in the middle of the day. it is boarded up buildings. while this is an important service the...
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they help us understand to the learning, and we are using a lot of strategies, and it makes learning fun and the kids enjoy it, and some of the strategies help them remember, so they are remembering what they learn. in particular, are fourth graders -- 84% work proficient in english arts, so we made big gains. when i contacted the fourth grade teacher, she said one reason was because of the initiative theory of we have let the community know about this -- was because of the initiative. we have let the community know about this. i hope we will have a mentor come and help me so i can continue to do the work. >> sorry. >> thank you, board members and audience. i just wanted to talk about the national urban alliance. the impact of training has been significant both in the classroom and out. they have been infectious and inspiring. get although i feel the reading curriculum is very strong at the first and second grade level. those are the ones i worry about reaching the ones that need a boost. they really understand those approaches and another strategy. they are good for all of our stude
they help us understand to the learning, and we are using a lot of strategies, and it makes learning fun and the kids enjoy it, and some of the strategies help them remember, so they are remembering what they learn. in particular, are fourth graders -- 84% work proficient in english arts, so we made big gains. when i contacted the fourth grade teacher, she said one reason was because of the initiative theory of we have let the community know about this -- was because of the initiative. we have...
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thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. directors and parking authority commission. >> director beach. director beach: present. >> director lee. director lee: present. >> oka. director oka: present. >> director nolan. chairman nolan: present. >> you have a quorum present. the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. any personal responsible for one going off may be removed. please be advised that cell phones on vibrate will cause static. approval minutes of the july sfmta. chairman nolan: is there mokes to a-- a motion to approve. >> second. >> minutes of the march 2, 2010, parking authority regular commission. chairman nolan: is there a motion. >> second. chairma
thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. directors and parking authority commission. >> director beach. director beach: present. >> director lee. director lee: present. >> oka....
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and is going to be a key part to us continuing to close the achievement gap here. thank you. commissioner fewer? >> i also want to echo that. now that i've got the binder right here -- [laughter] >> this data is just fascinating. some of it is depressing, but it doesn't lie. it's real. thank you for doing this. and i will make an appointment to does this with you. thank you. >> superintendent garcia. >> i just want the board to understand what the doctor has done here is an abridged version. take the liberty to ask them what the doctor does with them. you will learn a lot in talking about focusing on, what you need to improve on, what are you close to doing? what should you put your energies on and talk about in having someone who can become a clearing house to refer people to talk to other principals that are doing things that have common needs. she meets individually with every single principal and reviews them about the state of their school. before they leave there, i think our entire district is focusing. today in a cabinet meeting with the assistants, she was
and is going to be a key part to us continuing to close the achievement gap here. thank you. commissioner fewer? >> i also want to echo that. now that i've got the binder right here -- [laughter] >> this data is just fascinating. some of it is depressing, but it doesn't lie. it's real. thank you for doing this. and i will make an appointment to does this with you. thank you. >> superintendent garcia. >> i just want the board to understand what the doctor has done here is...
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furthermore, the cab has failed us. it ignored us and shut us out. each time that i attended a cab, after an over presentation, what to do one resident was on the board, who joined, six months ago? rolling every time he speaks about our concerns. >> thank you. >> commissioners, good morning. tony ganter. for many, it is startling to see the one ring bridge when they approach. are we not comfortable with the historic scale of the building is currently on the island? is this not something to be maintained? and do we want to alter the island profile with towers and jutting up from the day, including a central tower exceeding the height of the bay bridge? and we should not forget the impact of the earthquake on the island. the army corps of engineers dredge several hundred million cubic yards of material, most of its and, from the bottom of the day to build the island. brown the motion was among the strongest in the bay area, despite being 60 miles from the epicenter. what could happen during a similar, if not more powerful earthquake along the san andre
furthermore, the cab has failed us. it ignored us and shut us out. each time that i attended a cab, after an over presentation, what to do one resident was on the board, who joined, six months ago? rolling every time he speaks about our concerns. >> thank you. >> commissioners, good morning. tony ganter. for many, it is startling to see the one ring bridge when they approach. are we not comfortable with the historic scale of the building is currently on the island? is this not...
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regina has been a tremendous supporter of us of all of our activities, and she has been with us from day one since we started one year ago, making sure san francisco businesses are fully engaged in getting business from the doyle drive reconstruction. she has helped us in activities, such as getting the word out through the database to the upcoming lbe to sbe certification workshops, and office of small business has been critical to the success, so, dirk, i am going to ask you to share with the commissioners an overview of our four-step process to make sure that as many businesses as possible get to work on doyle driave. -- drive. >> thank you, gwen. our four-step process is very unique. it is basically a straightforward process that is really concentrated on creating results. one of the things that we do is we work with caltrans to take a look at the opportunity to take a look at the various contracts from $1,000 of the way up to $10 million, and once we determine what -- determine what these opportunities are, then we go to the second step, which is when we go to her and bring her
regina has been a tremendous supporter of us of all of our activities, and she has been with us from day one since we started one year ago, making sure san francisco businesses are fully engaged in getting business from the doyle drive reconstruction. she has helped us in activities, such as getting the word out through the database to the upcoming lbe to sbe certification workshops, and office of small business has been critical to the success, so, dirk, i am going to ask you to share with the...
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director ford: we used a tool called decision lens, it's a software tool that helps use standardize the capital pry ortyization -- prioritization process. it is currently to be valued over $11 billion. the total assets of the san francisco m.t.a. infrastructure, parks, equipment, tools, facilities, totals over $11 billion. here to present the details of our capital asset inventory and state of good repair program is our manager of capital planning. >> good afternoon. thank you, mr. ford. chairman nolan, members of the board. i have a short presentation today to talk about our capital asset inventory, share with you some of the initial findings from our efforts today and to talk about how this goes about our state of good repair program. we formally started this effort back in 2006. at that time we only had a quantitative inventory of our vehicle assets at that point. and we're trying to expand that to cover all of the agency's assets. we update the information, we'd like to add some condition information so we can better understand how effectively and efficiently our capital assets are
director ford: we used a tool called decision lens, it's a software tool that helps use standardize the capital pry ortyization -- prioritization process. it is currently to be valued over $11 billion. the total assets of the san francisco m.t.a. infrastructure, parks, equipment, tools, facilities, totals over $11 billion. here to present the details of our capital asset inventory and state of good repair program is our manager of capital planning. >> good afternoon. thank you, mr. ford....
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lieutenant reilly: that was pointed out to us. as we were working on the agenda, we failed to re-number id, so there is no item number three. -- there is no item number 3 because we failed to re-number it. president marshall: call item four, please, lieutenant? lieutenant reilly: we moved to agenda item forc, which is commission reports. president marshall: we have a special presentation. please come forward. thank you for being here. >> thank you for allowing me here. good evening, president marshall, and commissioners, and members of the citizens oversight board. i am a member of the bart board of directors, and i am here today to say thank you. thank you from the bottom of my heart. 2009 was a very challenging year for bart. we started out the year with one of our police officers shooting an unarmed passenger, and we were in a world we were totally unfamiliar with and we beg for help, and your commission gave us that help in the form of your president. joe marshall did so much to get us on track from where we are now. we have c
lieutenant reilly: that was pointed out to us. as we were working on the agenda, we failed to re-number id, so there is no item number three. -- there is no item number 3 because we failed to re-number it. president marshall: call item four, please, lieutenant? lieutenant reilly: we moved to agenda item forc, which is commission reports. president marshall: we have a special presentation. please come forward. thank you for being here. >> thank you for allowing me here. good evening,...
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to allow us to move into the final design stage. our new starts rating we have achieved on this program is medium-high, a very, very good rating. we have had that rating now for three years in a row, so we have done very well. currently we are in the final design stage, and we are working diligently on real estate acquisitions to allow our program to advance. and we've also started construction this year. earlier this year we have our utilities contractor that has been to go work on 4th street -- doing work on 4th street. as of may this year, the program had expended $39.5 million. this is slightly under the baseline expenditure projection that we originally had at roughly $70 million at this stage of the project. the primary read for the lag is the agency attempt and experiences we have gone through to unbundle are our service contracts to offer greater ability to have small businesses, local disadvantaged businesses participate in a program like this. it did society us back a bit, but we now have all three final designers on board
to allow us to move into the final design stage. our new starts rating we have achieved on this program is medium-high, a very, very good rating. we have had that rating now for three years in a row, so we have done very well. currently we are in the final design stage, and we are working diligently on real estate acquisitions to allow our program to advance. and we've also started construction this year. earlier this year we have our utilities contractor that has been to go work on 4th street...
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they are describing to us conditions that are, in my view, subpar. they are working for $14 an hour, just on that note would be below what i believe to be market rate for commercial tire installers. they are also talking about a lack of access to the medical benefits that most san franciscoians enjoy. in addition to access and knowledge of the sick pay for instance that workers in san francisco in the public and private sector enjoy. oftentimes service workers in my view are like the canaries. you know what is going on. i would say someone in authority could look at what is going on here. i know with the tow yard things have improved. as we all work together with these workers who are maintaining the tire fleet, we can find the same type of improvement for those workers and for the muni riding public as well. i thank you for your thoughts on it. >> the bus line has been rerouted to 14th avenue in clement street with 15th avenue being a passage point for this run. the noise level has disrupted a formerly peaceful street, caused traffic problems and is
they are describing to us conditions that are, in my view, subpar. they are working for $14 an hour, just on that note would be below what i believe to be market rate for commercial tire installers. they are also talking about a lack of access to the medical benefits that most san franciscoians enjoy. in addition to access and knowledge of the sick pay for instance that workers in san francisco in the public and private sector enjoy. oftentimes service workers in my view are like the canaries....
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. -- a different system for us. we would be privileged to be part of it. >> i do not think any of us are opposed to vendors going in there are the competition, but it is over such jury -- over saturated. we have questions like, how permanent is the structure? there is so much for traffic. it is a really vibrant neighborhood, and i have seen it change. i could commend them for buying region running such great business that they want to go in -- commend them for running such a great business. there are people with a small pushcart the doctor things besides coffee and baked in -- that offer things besides coffee and baked foods during get >> is there anything of -- and baked goods. >> is there anyone else who would like to comment? public comment is closed. commissioner lee: this is a five-year lease you are proposing. i understand the ice skating rink investment. in this
. -- a different system for us. we would be privileged to be part of it. >> i do not think any of us are opposed to vendors going in there are the competition, but it is over such jury -- over saturated. we have questions like, how permanent is the structure? there is so much for traffic. it is a really vibrant neighborhood, and i have seen it change. i could commend them for buying region running such great business that they want to go in -- commend them for running such a great...
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old guidelines, as well as using the new 2010 guidelines. overall, you will notice that more projects using the 2010 significant thresholds will show significant air quality impact and you will also notice there will be more instances where this impact is significant and unavoidable, mostly due to mitigation strategies. there is some concern that the new threshold could have unintended consequences, and that otherwise desirable in-fill project could become more challenging with some projects being pushed outside of the city. this will also address how the planning department intends to meet the environmental goals through a systemic city wide approach that addresses our air quality concerns and doesn't display in fill development. i will begin with greenhouse gas emissions. this is something we have been doing in the planning department since 2007, so conducting greenhouse gas analyses is not knew for us. what is new is that the air district has determined a level by which a project's emissions would be considered significant. they are inten
old guidelines, as well as using the new 2010 guidelines. overall, you will notice that more projects using the 2010 significant thresholds will show significant air quality impact and you will also notice there will be more instances where this impact is significant and unavoidable, mostly due to mitigation strategies. there is some concern that the new threshold could have unintended consequences, and that otherwise desirable in-fill project could become more challenging with some projects...
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they said ok, give us the rules and regulations. she delayed the rules and regulations so much that she wanted the other party to get out the loan application printed up in this much time. i suggested to her that there are other people who are willing to lend money, even $500 million. she doesn't want to talk about it. that is going to reduce the medallion by 20% to 30%. how are you going to tell the buyer, hey, the system is changing at the airport but you still are to pay because this is a medallion sold to you. based on that, there is no disclaimer. thank you. >> the fcda has been one of the biggest opponent on selling medallions. i continue to think it is wrong to fix the budget from taking these medallions from hundreds of drivers who waited years for these. we have been weighed to reluctantly go along with this project because of the concern shown for these drivers on the list. we have been led to believe that these drivers can still be issued medallions by putting in their time. they are too old to wait. i am hoping that is n
they said ok, give us the rules and regulations. she delayed the rules and regulations so much that she wanted the other party to get out the loan application printed up in this much time. i suggested to her that there are other people who are willing to lend money, even $500 million. she doesn't want to talk about it. that is going to reduce the medallion by 20% to 30%. how are you going to tell the buyer, hey, the system is changing at the airport but you still are to pay because this is a...
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i think we could use more. i would really recommend it if the commission could even perhaps write a letter to jose, urging continued emphasis on this issue, i think that would be very helpful. i know that theresa sparks, that would be great. i know she has been doing some great stuff. i would not underestimate the power of your voice, so if you would like to see more, we would be happy to carry that banner for you. president yee riley: commissioner clyde has a question. vice president clyde: are tracking this could >> -- are you trucking this? >> they do not have hiring goals on this, but for the first time ever, caltrans and the mayor's office, they have budgeted and approved a work force devoted program. so rhonda simmons and her folks over there will be working in tandem to get more local hires on the same. we know there is a natural synergy between work force development and small business, so it is kind of three legs of a store, stool, -- haute three legs of a small -- three legs of a stool. the mechanism
i think we could use more. i would really recommend it if the commission could even perhaps write a letter to jose, urging continued emphasis on this issue, i think that would be very helpful. i know that theresa sparks, that would be great. i know she has been doing some great stuff. i would not underestimate the power of your voice, so if you would like to see more, we would be happy to carry that banner for you. president yee riley: commissioner clyde has a question. vice president clyde:...
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i'd like to see parks in a future meeting, to look at how much has been raised for us. so we get an idea. >> i think it -- president buell: i think it would be interesting to see and maybe if we have any historical data as well, to see if there's a growth pattern and who's giving and how much they're giving. i don't necessarily say it has to be a public report but it would be interesting. i don't want to embarrass anybody for any reason but i think it would be nice to see what the circumstances are for philanthropic giving. >> sure. president buell: great. many thanks. congratulations. >> thanks. thanks to this commission for your hard work. president buell: it's a little sad that all these accomplishments were wasted on singing to the choir. i think we're, you know, we need the public to see the accomplishments. it's on tvland. i'm sure it's a best seller. >> is there public comment on this? >> i just want to take a moment to commend phil and this commission and the staff of the rec and park department for their hard work over the last year. i will say that since phil
i'd like to see parks in a future meeting, to look at how much has been raised for us. so we get an idea. >> i think it -- president buell: i think it would be interesting to see and maybe if we have any historical data as well, to see if there's a growth pattern and who's giving and how much they're giving. i don't necessarily say it has to be a public report but it would be interesting. i don't want to embarrass anybody for any reason but i think it would be nice to see what the...
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we first started with our own waterfront land use plan and design and access element. we also looked at the embarcadero, not standards, which eventually -- hopefully the system will read as a single unit so you can travel from fisherman's wharf all the way over to herons head park and be on a single identifiable system. updating existing guidelines. we look at the city of oakland's waterfront trail. hudson river park in new york, and the blue waste plant in the city of vancouver, canada, and the one that most resembles our waterfront is the port of oakland's waterfront plan, which is a good example of some of the work that we can apply to the southern waterfront. as a part of best practices, we looked at sign it, how we can improve sign it to provide continuity on the system, site furnishings -- how we design and establish criteria for furnishings that are durable, made tenable, comfortable, and usable. and again, the idea of connections. how do we connect open spaces together down to the waterfront? a good example of this is in vancouver where they have lives that com
we first started with our own waterfront land use plan and design and access element. we also looked at the embarcadero, not standards, which eventually -- hopefully the system will read as a single unit so you can travel from fisherman's wharf all the way over to herons head park and be on a single identifiable system. updating existing guidelines. we look at the city of oakland's waterfront trail. hudson river park in new york, and the blue waste plant in the city of vancouver, canada, and...
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commissioner mirkarimi: i have to confess, she creates all of us. commissioner campos: i'm really excited about what she brings to the table, and i think that the combination of the two is a very powerful combination for lafco. commissioner mirkarimi: i agree. i think the synergy would be beneficial, not adjusted lafco but to the city and county of san francisco. everything i have known about ms. pimentel and what i have seen on the flyer -- by the way, really nice flyer. it went really well. together, quite a dynamic duo. i think it would work very well for everybody. colleagues, can we take that? >> mr. chairman, shall we have a motion to recuse commissioner schmeltzer from voting? commissioner campos: so move. commissioner mirkarimi: so move. commissioner avalos: i wanted to echo the comments of my colleagues here on lafco, and supervisor bevan dufty had actually taken the words out of my mouth. i was going to make that recommendation as well. i keep apologizing. there's no need to do that. commissioner, i wanted to thank you for your eight years
commissioner mirkarimi: i have to confess, she creates all of us. commissioner campos: i'm really excited about what she brings to the table, and i think that the combination of the two is a very powerful combination for lafco. commissioner mirkarimi: i agree. i think the synergy would be beneficial, not adjusted lafco but to the city and county of san francisco. everything i have known about ms. pimentel and what i have seen on the flyer -- by the way, really nice flyer. it went really well....
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use that to strengthen both. if you -- the missions and values are to protect the safety and security of everyone who lives in this city. thank you. [applause] >> i have read the report. i have no affiliation what soofer with the police specials. but i would like to sbeak from the pro-- i would like to speak from the perception as the taxpayer. if the 10-b program is the elephant in the room, it is a drain larger than these patrols. i think the city government is saying they will go up to obtain the mean, but they can't because all the government entities are running into similar problems. so you knt do that. so you need to solve the problems locally. it seems to me police patrols are a tool. a way for you to consider solving the problem. i would like to offer this report. which in my opinion is diametrical opposition to the report that was offered airlinier. -- earlier. the reason for that again is because this prort talks about what this benefit to the taxpayers. so i would hope that the discussion doesn't stop
use that to strengthen both. if you -- the missions and values are to protect the safety and security of everyone who lives in this city. thank you. [applause] >> i have read the report. i have no affiliation what soofer with the police specials. but i would like to sbeak from the pro-- i would like to speak from the perception as the taxpayer. if the 10-b program is the elephant in the room, it is a drain larger than these patrols. i think the city government is saying they will go up to...
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so a lot of us came down here in san francisco to joey's specifically on sunday's. so i know as far as all my companions from sacramento that we really enjoy jelly's. and we'll certainly regret it. all of us have felt safe at joey's, it advocated a clean, healthy, fun environment. i'm not aware of the details. i don't believe this is something that was due to joey's and their way of operation. i'd like to express my support for continuation of joey's. thank you. >> for public comment -- >> good morning. i'd like to speak about the waterfront land use plant study. >> this is situation is intolerable. to break up a club and put up a tower, which is against the waterfront plan use specifications that they should connect the land to the bay is crazy. they speak out of two sides of their mouth. that's called corruption. this is not about money and greed. hundreds of car garages is wrong. it's an already difficult situation we have now, so how could you approve a plan like this? it's ridiculous. all we can think of is what's behind all this. and so we urge you to retract
so a lot of us came down here in san francisco to joey's specifically on sunday's. so i know as far as all my companions from sacramento that we really enjoy jelly's. and we'll certainly regret it. all of us have felt safe at joey's, it advocated a clean, healthy, fun environment. i'm not aware of the details. i don't believe this is something that was due to joey's and their way of operation. i'd like to express my support for continuation of joey's. thank you. >> for public comment --...
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he is an inspiration for all of us. i am sure he will continue to be even as he gets comfortable in his new role. we wish you all of the best. maybe we will find a reason to have a joint commission meeting at some point. >> i have enjoyed our time serving together for the last four years out of your 16. it offered a very kind act when i first came on board. we shared some time and a giants game. he gave me the way of the land. i thought that was very thoughtful. every time i mentioned to someone i am with the port commission, they say that it is mike hardeman's commission. you have been associated with the port and i expect that to continue for years to come. congratulations to you. we will miss you. i am sure you will do fantastic work over there as well. congratulations. [applause] >> commissioner, if i may? i am really sad that you are leaving. you were one of the first commissioner's the welcome to me here when i first got here. i really appreciate your support, help, and leadership drought years and looking out for
he is an inspiration for all of us. i am sure he will continue to be even as he gets comfortable in his new role. we wish you all of the best. maybe we will find a reason to have a joint commission meeting at some point. >> i have enjoyed our time serving together for the last four years out of your 16. it offered a very kind act when i first came on board. we shared some time and a giants game. he gave me the way of the land. i thought that was very thoughtful. every time i mentioned to...
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we're very lucky that we have held using this space. there was the most respectful organizations in the city. we are looking forward to the cooperation and partnership, and the continued benefit to chinatown. the lack of open space -- in the morning hours. i wanted to be able to except an open-space facility -- i am helping that you did not charge the community in the morning hours. thank you. >> and is there anyone else would like to speak on this item. public comment has been closed on item number nine. >> i have a comment, and then a question for the staff. this is an excellent use of the facilities, and i think that this should be a dead thing. my question is that i noticed on the outreach, you notify the various organizations but you also ordered united health-care workers -- i wonder why they were invited? >> we spoke with some of the community groups -- we spoke with a bunch of the community groups in the area and asked to should be getting the invitation. the also sent us to supervisor chu. >> thank you. >> commissioner lee? >>
we're very lucky that we have held using this space. there was the most respectful organizations in the city. we are looking forward to the cooperation and partnership, and the continued benefit to chinatown. the lack of open space -- in the morning hours. i wanted to be able to except an open-space facility -- i am helping that you did not charge the community in the morning hours. thank you. >> and is there anyone else would like to speak on this item. public comment has been closed on...
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and not use parking as an argument for economic feasibility. i regret that and i strongly urge that the e.i.r. indeed look that with the challenge it pose. i think if we want to be truly a green neighborhood, we need to be able to go through the motions to examine how we can do that with an emphasis on robust transportation network. i want to leave it i think with that and i am in support of the number of comments which were made by people in the audience. >> thank you. commissioner. olague. commissioner olague: i would support going beyond that because many people who are -- this isn't the only issue out there where this -- this isn't the only e. irkts r. that people are currently reviewing. we are also in the middle of the draft housing element review. which we extended to the end of the month. i think it would only be fair to extend the comment period on this project also. to allow for the commission as well as the public to look at it some more. i'll submit most of my comments in writing. the overwhelm thing that sort of struck me would be
and not use parking as an argument for economic feasibility. i regret that and i strongly urge that the e.i.r. indeed look that with the challenge it pose. i think if we want to be truly a green neighborhood, we need to be able to go through the motions to examine how we can do that with an emphasis on robust transportation network. i want to leave it i think with that and i am in support of the number of comments which were made by people in the audience. >> thank you. commissioner....
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thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> we thought we wouldd< take ts weekly video out on the road. we are here at recology at the recycling center. if you ever wondered where your recyclables go, and this new mandate for composting, the new challenges and mandates around recycling, what we are trying to achieve -- it all starts right here. we just marked an important milestone in our city. i would argue important this nationn francisco has now achieved a 77% diversion rate, the highest in america. no big city can lay claim to diverting that much of their waste, and that is why that composting requirement was so important. this is why our efforts to consumption and distribution and the like of plastic water bottles is so important. it is b
thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> we thought we wouldd< take ts weekly video out on the road. we are here at recology at the recycling center. if you ever wondered where your...
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they mocked us a bit. i even was a little concerned about the composting requirement at first, but now i'm doing it. other folks are doing it, and it is really exciting to achieve these extraordinary goals. green collar jobs. the new economy. this is our future. this is real. it is happening now, and it could be happening everywhere else, not just in the great city and county of san francisco. supervisor mirkarimi: good afternoon, welcome to lafco. i'm ross mirkarimi, chair. madam clerks and mr. clerk, hi. would you please read the roll call. >> mirkarimi present. campos absent. dufty present. avalos present. schmeltzer present. mar present. bornstein absent. we have a quorum. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. i understand commissioner campos will join us shortly. would you please read item number two. aeye approval of the minutes of the 2009 special joint meeting with sfpuc. supervisor mirkarimi: is there any public comment on this particular item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, enterta
they mocked us a bit. i even was a little concerned about the composting requirement at first, but now i'm doing it. other folks are doing it, and it is really exciting to achieve these extraordinary goals. green collar jobs. the new economy. this is our future. this is real. it is happening now, and it could be happening everywhere else, not just in the great city and county of san francisco. supervisor mirkarimi: good afternoon, welcome to lafco. i'm ross mirkarimi, chair. madam clerks and...
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i think that would be a much better use of resources than this. i'm not crazy about the program the way it's been presented. i'm not sure it's the right approach. vice president clyde: like commissionero brien is saying, i think we need to have an outreach component to the people that are creating these fees for the city, with their use of medical services. it just seems like otherwise we're just going to have this going up every year, the cost of medical bills is going to go up and i don't see anything here to mitigate the number of people that are using facilities. >> just a point of clarification. with the nexus study, it's set the dollar amount to which then the fee is adjusted to collect that dollar amount for five years, at the end of five years the board of supervisers can direct the controller to do another nexus study, which -- that nexus study then can possibly include the nonalcohol-related cost impacts , to increase the fee. and/or make the adjustment, you know, yonled the consumer price index. or as what was referred to in the nexus s
i think that would be a much better use of resources than this. i'm not crazy about the program the way it's been presented. i'm not sure it's the right approach. vice president clyde: like commissionero brien is saying, i think we need to have an outreach component to the people that are creating these fees for the city, with their use of medical services. it just seems like otherwise we're just going to have this going up every year, the cost of medical bills is going to go up and i don't see...
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i was going to use the wrong adjective. [laughter] their unwillingness to be supportive of the program -- they are wrong. this is right. the president is right. congress, by and large, is right. all these mares are ready to go to do what -- all these mares are ready to go to do what the secretary started. the first program was done in berkeley years ago. it is simple. the company is not going to provide enough resources. how the finance those upgrades? -- how do you finance those upgrades? you can amortize them over the life of your mortgage in a way that gives billions of dollars for the retrofitting of buildings. ours is the largest in the united states. we passed a more than $150 million appropriation. we were ready to go. we had dozens of people who had already gotten approval. then the word came out that fannie and freddie no longer would allow these because of the weight it relates to first orleans. i will not bore you with it. -- because of the way it relates to first liens. i will not bore you with it. it is a step
i was going to use the wrong adjective. [laughter] their unwillingness to be supportive of the program -- they are wrong. this is right. the president is right. congress, by and large, is right. all these mares are ready to go to do what -- all these mares are ready to go to do what the secretary started. the first program was done in berkeley years ago. it is simple. the company is not going to provide enough resources. how the finance those upgrades? -- how do you finance those upgrades? you...
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so that made it tough for us. but from there we had a chance to go and visit some of the great things that are going on in our district, and we had a chance to also go to sherman elementary school, that also showed some phenomenal double-digit growth and really are doing some incredible work there. and that was great. and we also had an opportunity to visit one middle school, and that was a fun trip because, as you know, my favorite is middle school, so we had an opportunity to go over where your son was, you know. and i didn't see him, but it was -- we went to james lake middle school and it's great to have a board member who actually has a son there. yeah, i think he was avoiding me. but anyway, you know, it was a wonderful -- to really showcase all the great work that's going on in our schools was really fascinating and exciting. and just so that you know, sometimes the voters, we can't thank you enough for passing these bonds. i know you have to pay for it, but i'll tell you, really every penny is so well spen
so that made it tough for us. but from there we had a chance to go and visit some of the great things that are going on in our district, and we had a chance to also go to sherman elementary school, that also showed some phenomenal double-digit growth and really are doing some incredible work there. and that was great. and we also had an opportunity to visit one middle school, and that was a fun trip because, as you know, my favorite is middle school, so we had an opportunity to go over where...
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we thought that was a great use of radios. there was one company that hired security guards, and then they hired sworn personnel. instead of giving the security guard the police radio, the security guard give the police their radio. much better process. they are still connect today a law enforcement service, but in a different way. they are providing the radio to the police department should something happen. makes good sense. >> i have two more questions. you talked about training. i think you called it 832 training. i have always been concerned about the amount of training. in terms of overall police training, can you give us a rough percentage of the training they get? is it a quarter of the training? if you know. if you don't know, that's fine. you made it sound like that's minimal training, and there is much more there that we are not providing. i would be krned about not giving all the proper education. >> we do have a list of the training, and i will give you where that is in -- you know what, i was told there is a liai
we thought that was a great use of radios. there was one company that hired security guards, and then they hired sworn personnel. instead of giving the security guard the police radio, the security guard give the police their radio. much better process. they are still connect today a law enforcement service, but in a different way. they are providing the radio to the police department should something happen. makes good sense. >> i have two more questions. you talked about training. i...
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this can be used in the park land. this is against the golden gate park master plan, and i would like to have more than one minute. i would like for everyone to come to the stoping session on september 23. there is more information on goldengatepark -- >> please come forward. >> good afternoon, commissioner. it is on the commission of nature in the city and the work at the recycling center. has since 1983, managing this in the 1980's. there has been a lot of negative press about the recycling center over the last couple of days. they're condemning the recycling center, and i want to tell you another story. we have recycling, a recycling center, but we have to have a native plant nursery in the city. we have planted over an acre of gardens of native plants adjacent to the recycling center. we have headlined the butterfly project and we have this new garden in frederick they would like to see. >> thank you very much. >> let me say that before any decision is made on the facility, that we do hear all sides of that subject
this can be used in the park land. this is against the golden gate park master plan, and i would like to have more than one minute. i would like for everyone to come to the stoping session on september 23. there is more information on goldengatepark -- >> please come forward. >> good afternoon, commissioner. it is on the commission of nature in the city and the work at the recycling center. has since 1983, managing this in the 1980's. there has been a lot of negative press about the...
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chapter 27, sections 27.1 through sections 27.6, to create a program to recognize nail salons that use nail polishes free of toxic chemicals. commissioners, the legislation and policy committee met on august 2 and recommended that the small business commission recommend approval to the board of supervisors. i believe the director has some description and presentation on this. executive director dick-endrizzi: just to follow up with what the legislation and policy committee heard for their remainder of the commissioners is that there is -- our office in conjunction with the department of environment and the healthy nail collaboratetive have been in discussion about doing something. supervisor chiu has decided to introduce this legislation where this is a recognition program. i think that this is a good step as opposed to doing -- implementing legislation that would have administrative penalties, to noncompliance. so, it's a recognition program, the department of environment will be working out the criteria of what's involved in achieving what a nail salon will need to achieve to be cons
chapter 27, sections 27.1 through sections 27.6, to create a program to recognize nail salons that use nail polishes free of toxic chemicals. commissioners, the legislation and policy committee met on august 2 and recommended that the small business commission recommend approval to the board of supervisors. i believe the director has some description and presentation on this. executive director dick-endrizzi: just to follow up with what the legislation and policy committee heard for their...